Hodges, Margaret

A collection of folk tales from around the world featuring ghosts, witches, and monsters.

A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals.

A retelling of four Arthurian legends, "The Sword in the Stone," "Excalibur," "The Lady of the Lake," and "The Last Great Battle," which feature Merlin, King Arthur, and other familiar figures.

When there seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death, the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.

Retells ten myths involving the gods, ancient kings, and simple folk heroes of the Celts.

Retells the German legend in which a shoemaker who cannot walk helps the town of Bremen, aided by the spirit of the great hero Roland.

Buddha comes to the city of Benares in the form of a golden deer and persuades the King to stop killing all the deer in the area.

Fifteen-year-old Alexis, son of the ruling family of the ancient Greek city of Asini, becomes obsessed with his quest for vengeance against his family's enemies, until he finds himself fighting side-by-side with one of them at the Battle of Marathon.

Tells how the well-known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, " first came to be written and performed in Austria in the early 1800s.